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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first thing Skelly did when Jake learned to walk?
(a) He gave Jake ice cream.
(b) He hugged him.
(c) He took him to the ball field.
(d) He called his parents to brag.

2. How did Jake get along with his cousin James?
(a) They tolerated each other.
(b) They hated each other.
(c) Jake considered James his hero.
(d) They were like brothers.

3. What does the man do when he realizes the boys are talking to him?
(a) He gets out to converse with them.
(b) He turns around and ignores them.
(c) He lowers himself into the dumpster.
(d) He tells them to go get help.

4. What did Skelly begin to call Jake?
(a) Son.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Claude Harper.
(d) Aaron.

5. What happened when Skelly went to the Little League games?
(a) He kept trying to play, too.
(b) He wandered across the field.
(c) He started crying because he didn't understand where he was.
(d) He cheered too loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Skelly decided Jake was ____________.

2. What do two of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

3. Jake looked in the Dumpster and figured out what had interested Skelly. What was it?

4. Who found Jake by the dumpster?

5. What instrument did Jake want to learn to play?

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